Spring Insight Programme Review

by Rothschild & Co

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.1/5
  • About You
    4.1
  • The Company
    4.6
  • Everything Else
    3.4

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • Interesting and included an array of activities

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • Although not that applicable as it was an insight week, we were exposed to managing directors and assistant directors.

    4/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • People always there to help us with our needs

    5/5
  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Covered some technical knowledge which will be useful for the industry

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Really well structured and thought out, especially since this year was the first year they ran it

    5/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • People were really hospitable

    5/5
  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • It was only three days so it was very short but they were very busy and we had a lot of different sessions to develop different skills.

    4/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • We had talks from different people as well as the ability to go on the floor with the analysts!

    5/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • Honest opinions and answers from everyone I spoke to

    5/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • Confirmed my decision

    5/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • I was reimbursed travel expenses and a hotel was provided for those who needed it

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • There was a graduate meeting session and a work shadowing period

    4/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • No social events, and not that many networking events (although it was only 3 days)

    3/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • To some extent, if we asked the employees.

    3/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Good insight into Rothschild and the fact that we could be on the floor was a definite experience! For three days it was really well organised.

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Banking

London

April 2013

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